Lermond Pond

Maine’s High Elevation Lakes: “Canaries in the Coal Mine”

At an elevation of 2700 ft, Tumbledown Pond has been part of long-term research that began in the 1980s and provided early evidence of acidification in Maine’s lakes and ponds. Now, these lakes are also serving as sentinels of the effects of climate change.

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“The Maine lake full of sunken steamboats”

During the boom years of tourism at Moosehead Lake, numerous steamboats offered cruises to visitors. By the 1940s, however, this industry was in decline and many of the boats were scuttled. BBC Travel has recently published an interesting piece about this history.

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Lake Stewards of Maine Webinars

Heavy Metals, PFAS, Cyanotoxins in Maine Lakes – Risk assessment approaches to Toxic Substances

Friday, August 12th, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Presented by Breana Bennett

This presentation will discuss how Maine CDC determines how much is too much chemical contamination in fish tissue and how that is considered in deriving fish consumption advisories. This will be discussed in the context of the statewide fish consumption advisory for methylmercury and the emerging PFAS contaminants. The presentation will also discuss the challenges in developing advisories for harmful algal blooms.

Videos from past webinars:

Video: Panel: Experience of Alum Treatment as Lake Association (July 15, 2022)

Video: Overview of Climate Change in ME (June 17, 2022)

Upcoming Webinars shared here are free & open to the public!